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<h1>Velocityme</h1>
Velocityme (pronounced veloci-time) is an innovative South African
developed project management tool which also incorporates issue
tracking and time
sheet management. Normally these systems are separate, usually
resulting in duplication of effort required to keep each system up to
date. The reduction in effort and improvement in data quality is best
assured when the systems are combined in one suite. By
combining project management with issue tracking one is able to keep
the project plan live. Velocityme automatically updates timescales and
responsibilities when project changes are made. The issues which are
raised during the running
of
the project automatically update the project plan to reflect the
real situation. The result is that the project status and all control
activity can be assessed more
efficiently because the plan is constantly updated as issues are
addressed.<br>
<h2>Innovative Features</h2>
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  <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hierarchical storage of
information</span> - all the data is stored in a
tree (much like a file-system) which gives the users a high degree of
flexibility with regard to partitioning their tasks into sensible
groupings.</li>
  <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flexible permission assignment</span>
- all tasks that can be performed
within Velocityme are controlled by permissions. Users can be assigned
different combinations of permissions in different parts of the tree by
using a mechanism of roles. Roles are associated with different
functions that users play within the system (eg CEO, Project Manager,
Administrator, Engineer, Foreman, Tester etc) and can be configured to
have a suitable
combination of permissions.<br>
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  <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Accountability</span> - an audit
trail is automatically maintained
whenever actions, which affect the data, are taken. The type and
details
of the changes are recorded along with the date and person who made the
change.</li>
  <li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Configurable work flow</span> -
where required, it is possible to
configure Velocityme with the processes defined within a company for
workflow. If you have well defined procedures for any task then they
can be set up, i.e. ISO.</li>
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<h2>Additional Features</h2>
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  <li>Access to status reports through Velocityme can decrease the need
for meetings and phone calls.</li>
  <li>Email notifications of changes and responsibility assignment are
automatically sent.</li>
  <li>Project progress with respect to milestones can be assessed.<br>
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  <li>A web based user interface is used for accessibility worldwide.
All that is required to control your projects with Velocityme is some
form of Internet connection and a web browser running on a desktop,
laptop or cell phone.</li>
  <li>All aspects of Velocityme are secure. In particular, Velocityme
uses
secure web server connections as used in online banking systems.</li>
  <li>The scope of visible information is determined by a user's
profile and is based on role assignments and levels of authority. This
can be extended all the way to customers, i.e. transparency.<br>
  </li>
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<h2>Current State</h2>
Velocityme is South African developed software and is currently in the
late stages of development.<br>
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Updated: 09 May
2005<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">Robert Crida<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">083-2450415<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">crida@telkomsa.net<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">Barry Radloff<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">084-5546899<br>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;">RadlofB@telkom.co.za<br>
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